The United States must condition the continuation of the U.S.-Iraqi relationship as it begins its exit from Iraq on the willingness of the Iraqi leadership to guide their country in the direction of greater stability, inclusivity and effective governance.

Before Saddam Hussein was ousted, Iraqi Kurdistan was more democratic than the rest of Iraq, but this is no longer the case.

Iraq's upcoming elections are an opportunity to put local government on the right footing.

At this event, panelists discussed the implications of Iraq's March 7 parliamentary elections.

President Bush has spoken ambitiously about a “forward strategy of freedom,” arguing that the United States should support democratic movements wherever they exist, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in the world. But given continuing violence in Iraq and Afghanistan despite elections there, and Hamas’s rise to power in...

At this event, panelists discussed U.S.-Syria policy.